Machine for feeding bottles to and for operating bottle-capping machines.



R. E. BRUNS'. MAGHINE POR FBBDING BOTTLES 'I'O AND POR OPERATING BOTTLE CAPPING MACHINES. I

' APPLICATION H LBD JULY 2s, 1913.

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MACHINE POR BEBDING BOTTLES T0 AND POR OPERATING BOTTLE OAPPING MACHINES.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 2B, 191s 1,1 1 6,558. Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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E BRONS. MOHINE FORTEEDING BOTTLES TO AND FOR OPERATING BOTTLE GAPPNGMAGHINES.

APPLIGAHON FILED JULYz, 191.3.

E i 3L @555386, Patented Nov.4 10, 1914.

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RuNs, l MACHINE POB. FEED'ING BOTTLES T0 AND FOR OPERATING BOTTLE CAPPING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1913.

R. E. BRUNS.

MACHINE POR FEEDING BOTTLES To AND FOR OPERATING BOTTLE CAPPTNG MAUHINES. APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1913.

L, 1 1 61,558 Patented Nov. 1o, 1914.

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Emilie-Cap duin" 5110s, E2 :1 :Iside view Of the 60` 'im I" Mfacxmea mi v .urh im '.mllowlng: 1s za Hummm. 1S @n nmnsiw side 'iew of g miette different heights, and to this end the table is secured to a longitudinal yoke or frame i?? the central portion of which has vertical slot connection with clamping' bolts 28 eX- tending into the bearing head 24, a projection 2T on the yoke 27 extending into a suitable vertical recess 24' in said bearing head and engaging; a vertical adjusting screw 29 carried by said bearing head.

The conveyor 30 is preferably an endless elt the upper or active course of which passes-across a chord of the table in a recess 25 (to bring its upper surface hush with the table surface) and which extends longitudinally on both sides of the arcuate table, over a belt platform 3l (which may be an extension of the table) so that the same belt may act both to convey the bottles into and to remove them from the range of operation ot the carrier. The platforms 3l carry at their ends pulleys 32 mounted in li'mgitndinally adjustable hangers 82', and the-belt at its lower course runs under a driver-pulley 33 carried by the transverse shaft 3l which is mounted in a suitable bearing supported on the arin 23. A suitable belt slaclt take-up is provided by mounting on the bearing 35 a pivoted arm 38 ivhich at one end bears the idle roller 3T operating against the under side of the belt to tightenL around the driver 33 and its opposite extremity bears the adjust- Y tension weight 3S.

.l`he carrier Ll0 is keyed to the vertical sha lt ll which extends through suitable 'bearings in the bearing head 2l and base wall lf) and acts against the thrust bearings w---il-. his carrier Al0 may be a spider having its rim contorted to form bottle receiving' poel-Iets 43 of suitable vertical e5:A tent to insure proper cooperation with the bottles whatever may be the adjustment of the table 30. The carrier is shovvn as ot' a ten-pocket construction and the remaining parts of the machine are adapted for this number as vvill be understood Without further reference to number. l lprefer that the rim 44, ureterably of substa itially uniform thicli'mss1r should extend vertically below the spider arms i5 so-that tht convex curved surface at the back of each lpocket may, inI

thc rotation of the carrier, ooaet With a detcnt 46 which, as shovvn in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, pivoted on a suitable frame member and acted upon by a spring i7 so that its veccentrically Jtermed perimeter, edged with a projecting frictional rib 48., may permit the bottle-receiving pockets to pass freely in the direction ot intended rotation ol' the earrier but may automatically' prevent bach lash or retrograde .ino-vement of the carrier, the detent of course, being' so positioned that it 'will perform its function each time the carrier comes to rest after one of its intermittent movements, to be described',

Specitically I provide upper and lower vrails 5l of flexible metal bands supported at the extremities et their arc on posts and tree from support throughout the vvhich substantially conforms 'with tl can rior. T his guide 50 -inay be eI-:I'Lended along the inner side of the platforms 3l to both ends thereof, additional posts beine' provided as required. Also l p t? litt compleinental rails 50 be provided on 'l' outer side of the platforms, the entrance end otl the structure havin treinity which is nearest the carrier f eted inwardly, as at 5l., so that the bottles given a lead in the proper direction as they leave the guiding influence ot rail 50 and are acted on by the carrier 40.

The driving mechanism is arranged to impart intermittent timed motion to the carrier shaft -ll and intermittently to depress the actuator 18 in deiinite timed rlation, both actions timed vvith respect to the inain shaft. rl`he main shaft is horizontally mounted in bearings provided in the bracket ill and the side ot' the tanie,

and carries pulleys GQ. "'i chainli may' be cxleriorly provided to connect suitable sprockets on shafts GO and 3l for continuously drivingy the belt. Vithin the trame the shaft 60 carries a beveled pinion 6l cooperating .vith a beveled gear .vheel 65, loosely surrouiuling the shaft -l-l. The gear v-:lieel carries on its under surface one or more canis 6G operating to depress the actuator 18 at regular intervals in the rotation. ot the gear vvheel.

The driving connection bctvveen the main shaft and the carrier sha ft -ll is trictionally effected, there being preferably means constantly tending t'rictionallv to drive the shaft ll, and means` timed by the operation ot' the main shaft, for preventing' rotation of sha't ill at intervals. Specically, 70 indicates a disk rotatable vvith. but axially movable with respect to, the shaft Lll through the teathe' and spline connection 7l. :l nut T2, screwed on a threaded portion of shaft l-l, bears upon spring T3 which constantlv forces the disk toward the gear S5. rl`he confronting surfaces ot' the disk and gear are equipped with trirtional bodies 65 and 7G between which may be interposed the friction plate Tl. Thesevparts exert a constant tendency to canse rotation ot' the shaft ll in harmony with the rotation of the main shaft 60.

The under side of disk 70, radially beyond the friction bodies TO has crown ratchet wp v1 teeth. lo (rig. l0) against milch acts a 'ou the one side of said :n

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m .5mm wack@ i surfaces ofthe riin pockets to prevent retrograde movement of the carrier,

(i. In a machine for feeding and eperating an automatic bottle capper, combination of a frame, a ineimsilaft, a carl'iel shaft, a gear driven from the main shaft rotatable about the carrier shaft, an axially movable disk rotatively Secured to the carrier shaft adjacent the Said gea? and spring pi'esee` into frictional engagement therewith, a detent tor preventing rotation of the said disk, means on said gear eontroliing said detent, an actuator adapted to operate a capping machine tieadle, and means o, eiated by said gear for opeiz'itingthe actuator.

7. In a machine for I'eeding and operating an automatic bottle cappei', the combination of ay frame, a main shaft, carrier shaft, a gear driven from the main shaft rotatable about the carrier shaft, an axially movahe disk, rotatively secured te the ca Tier shaft, adjacent the said gear and sp1-ing pi'essed into rictienai engagement therewith, ratchet teeth near the neripheiy of seid di upon the face adjac the g adapted to cooperate with e preventing rotation et" the Vc 8. In e machine for feeding and opel an automatic hottie cappe?, the combination of e frame, a main snaft, a carrnei1 shaft, a

" I i. 111g wes an automatic hottie Cappel', the Combination of a trame, main shat, a vert-ical cari-1e? rotatable aho'ut the ce? ien emit, afziaiy ineva'n eeured to the w11- 1 rie-r s' and sp 'fel' ccntijoliing Said deen actuatoi' adapted to 'op ace e capinne.Y ine tfeedie and .leans operated fof operating the actuator, l n testimony nfhefeci l h eennto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

RC--fi E, BRUNS.

' In. the 'presence of" Fernie BAIN, Manz'. F. ALLEN,

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